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I'm in Western Canada and this is my living room aquaponic setup with a living wall.
I designed and 3D printed the basket holders filled with hydroton clay balls. It has a standard aquarium air pump set up with a check valve and siphon out of the tank to pump to up to a manifold above the top row. The manifold lets me adjust the drip for each column. The right-hand side is a mix of succulents and aloe plants which has a fairly slow drip. The bottom row is mostly newer plants that are being rescued from a countertop pod garden when they've gotten too big and root bound. The light is a crappy cheap amazon grow light. It will probably be the first thing I upgrade.
As for the aquarium, the plants keep the nitrate level to about 5ppm. The red platys in the tank are happy and multiplying like crazy (4 born in the last 2 months). It's to the point I am going to re-home them and I bought a 2nd 50ga tank to avoid overstocking.
After about 4 months, I now clean the tank about once a month just to get the junk out of the substrate and bring the water level back up.
I'm a total noob and built my first hydroponic setup out of PVC and a bucket (and my 3D printer). I started this a lot later in the year than I had hoped, but I figure I'll finish it off in the basement with some UV lights if it gets later in the year.
I'm in Western Canada and the temperatures have been quite warm in the past week. About 36-37C (mid to high 90F?). I have a small fountain pump that keeps everything pretty well moist at all times. Reading would lead me to believe they're not getting enough water, but as you can see the pods are saturated. The other thing I've noticed is the leaves are a bit yellow.
I am doing water changes every 2 weeks and fill the bucket once or twice a week. Every 2 weeks during the water change I have been adding a 2 part fertilizer to the bucket in a low dosage called Quick Grow 1-2-4 GROW (part 1) and Quick Grow 2-0-0 PRO NITRO (part 2).
The only other thing I am thinking is maybe it needs to be out of the sun for a bit longer in the day as it's getting cooked. I could be totally wrong, but the fact the plants are smaller than they should be at this time of year means maybe they're not as hearty as they would be in this heat if I had started sooner?
I'm open to learn and appreciate any feedback. Thanks!
